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Duo Nabbed Following Reports Of Gunshots At Eisenhower Park: Police Duo Nabbed Following Reports Of Gunshots At Eisenhower Park: Police
Duo Nabbed Following Reports Of Gunshots At Eisenhower Park: Police Two Long Island men have been arrested in connection with an incident involving shots fired at a local park. On Sunday, June 4 at approximately 8:15 p.m., Nassau County Police officers initially responded to Eisenhower Park, located at 1899 Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow, on a claim of shots fired. Officers observed 34-year-old LaMichael Taylor, of Rockville Centre, fleeing the park, hopping a fence, and running south on Merrick Avenue towards Hempstead Turnpike. He was apprehended and an investigation recovered a semiautomatic Smith and Wesson M&P shield .40 caliber. On Tuesday…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Pair Of Winning $50K Powerball Tickets Sold On Long Island Pair Of Winning $50K Powerball Tickets Sold On Long Island
Pair Of Winning $50K Powerball Tickets Sold On Long Island Two lucky people are starting off the New Year in style after winning $50,000 each on winning Powerball tickets on Long Island. One ticket was purchased at Guinta’s Meat Farms on Portion Road in Suffolk County in Ronkonkoma and the other at MAB Finer Wines and Spirits on Merrick Avenue in Nassau County in East Meadow, according to the New York Lottery. No one won the Powerball jackpot which has grown to more than $416 million.  The winning numbers were 27-29-45-55-58 and the PowerBall was 2. The Power Play was 3X. The next drawing is Monday, Dec. 27. 

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Car On Nassau County Roadway ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Car On Nassau County Roadway
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Car On Nassau County Roadway The identity has been released of a man who was killed after being struck by a car on a Long Island roadway. The incident happened around 10 p.m., Monday, Sept. 13, in East Meadow. A 34-year-old man was driving a 2000 Honda westbound on Hempstead Turnpike in the vicinity of Merrick Avenue and struck the man walking on the roadway,  Nassau County Police said. The man, now identified as Rolando Lopez, age 35, of East Meadow, suffered severe head trauma and was pronounced dead, police said. The driver remained at the scene.  The investigation is ongoing.

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by Joe Lombardi
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Nassau County Woman Charged With DWI After BMW Crashes With Ambulance Nassau County Woman Charged With DWI After BMW Crashes With Ambulance
Nassau County Woman Charged With DWI After BMW Crashes With Ambulance A woman was allegedly under the influence when she crashed into an ambulance on Long Island in a midday incident witnessed by officers, police said. The Nassau County Public Information Office reported that at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, in East Meadow, Woodbury resident Erica Schweitzer struck an ambulance that was transporting a patient to an area hospital. Police said that Schweitzer was driving a 2017 BMW east when she crashed into the ambulance while attempting to make a left turn onto Hempstead Turnpike from Merrick Avenue. According to investigators, an officer already at the sc…

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by Zak Failla
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Teen Duo Nabbed For Series Of Burglaries At Nassau Stores Teen Duo Nabbed For Series Of Burglaries At Nassau Stores
Teen Duo Nabbed For Series Of Burglaries At Nassau Stores A pair of teenagers allegedly burglarized a series of smoke shops on Long Island, targeting nicotine and CBD-based products, police said. Uzair Khan, 18, of East Meadow, and Matthew Hartenstein, 19, of Brooklyn, allegedly broke into the E-Smoke Shop on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow at approximately 3:15 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 25, Nassau County Police said. Police said that once inside the smoke shop, Khan and Hartenstein removed products before leaving the store in an unknown direction. The investigation into the break-in led police to the two teens. Khan was tracked down by investigat…

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by Zak Failla
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Two-Vehicle Crash With SUV Slamming Into East Meadow Home Injures Four Two-Vehicle Crash With SUV Slamming Into East Meadow Home Injures Four
Two-Vehicle Crash With SUV Slamming Into East Meadow Home Injures Four Four people were injured after an SUV crashed into a home in East Meadow. The crash happened after the SUV collided with a sedan near the intersection of Merrick Avenue and Prospect Avenue around 7 p.m. Friday, June 28, then went through the front lawn before hitting the house. The sedan crashed into a wall near an office building. First responders extricated the drivers of both vehicles. All of the injuries have been described as non-life-threatening.

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